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DÁTA (date)      Sat 22nd May
ÁIT    (venue)    An Droichead Cultural Centre
AM    (time)       Doors Open 7.00 pm

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Entry to the event will be £5 all of which will go directly to the charity.  This is a BYO event. Tickets can be bought in advance or you can just pay in on the night.

THIS NIGHT WILL ENTERTAIN YOU FIRSTLY WITH A BLEND OF TRADITIONAL AND FOLK MUSIC WITH BERNADETTE MORRIS, JOANNE HOLLAND & COLM MC CANN FOLLOWED BY AN ECLECTIC MIX OF CONTEMPORARY SONGS FROM CONOR BLANEY/DECLAN MURRAY. A GUARANTEED NIGHT OF CRAIC AGUS CEOL FOR ALL.

Seo píosa beag  faoi An Droichead agus an Scéim Phobail Gaeilge, ón leabhrán” Cumasú is Cothú ” a bhí seolta i mBÁC, Dé Ceadaoin 12 Bealtaine 2010.

Bunaíodh An Droichead in 1992 agus ó shin tá sé ar thus cadhaíochta maidir le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge.

Foirgneamh nua -aoiseach atá i Lárionad an Droichid féin, a bhain roinnt duaiseanna as ucht a dheartha, agus bronnadh príomhdhuais Ghlór na nGaelar an ngúpa cúpla uair.

Freastlaíonn 120 duine ar na ranganna Gaeilge, ó bhunrang go ranganna cainte, gach seachtain agus baineann an ráchairt seo leis an ngréasán atá forbartha le scoileanna Béarla, ollscoileanna agus grúpaí pobail áitiúla.

Meallann trí dhianchúrsa i rith na bliana daoine ó gach cearn den tír agus creideann An Droichead go dtugann Scein Phobail Gaeilge an seans dóibh na múinteoirí is fearr a earcú.

In 2009 cuireadh imeacht nua le chéile agus tharraing Féile An Droichead na sluaite go Béal Feirste leis na ceoltóirí is mó tóir, John Spillane agus Dermot Byrne ina measc. Lainseáil Naomi Long, Ard-Mheara Bhéal Feirste, an fhéile. Go deimhin, d’úsáid sí cúpla focal Gaeilge ina cuid cainte, ag crrithú nach bhfuil an teanga teoranta do thaobh amháin den phobal.

Furthas clúdach den scoth sna meáin. Chonacthas go bhfuil scléip agus spleodar sna Gaeil i gcónaí le ceithre lá a rinne ómós do gach gné de chultúr an oileáin bhig seo.

Ó thosaigh Scéim Phobail Gaeilge d’fhreastail breis agus 5,000 duine ar imeachtaí Gaeilge, idir ranganna, dianchúrsaí, ceardlanna,céilithe agus ceolchoirmeacha, sa Lárionad. Gan dabht, bíonn próifíl na Gaeilge á hardú i gcónaí.

Freastalaíonn daoine ón mBeilg, ón bPolainn agus tíortha eile ar ranganna rialta sa cheantar measctha seo, ach tá bród ar An Droichead go bhfuiltear ag dul i bhfeidhm ar an bpobal Protastúnach fosta.

Meastar go bhfuil tuairim is 15% de na mic léinn ag teacht ón bpobal Protastúnach. Ní rud beag é sin i gceantar ina bhfuil críoch idir an dá phobal i mBéal Feirste.

Gan dabht, cuirfear leis an dea-obair agus é ar intinn ag an ngrúpa leanúint le prófíl na teanga agus an chultúir a fhorbairt chun deiseanna a chur ar fáil do chách.

Tá lúcháir ar An Droichead gur bhain muid céad duais agus Trófaí Ghlór na nGael arís i mbliana, ceithre bliana i ndiaidh dúinn an comórtas rí-thábhachtach seo i saol na nGael a bhaint don chéad uair. Ní neart go cur le chéile!

Buíochas ó chroí as gach tacaíocht agus tá muid ag dúil le bheith ag obair libh amach anseo.

Halla na Cathrach

It is thanks to our massive support base that we have come up tops again, and we couldn’t continue to succeed in this way without people like you continuing to increase the demand for Irish language education and arts at An Droichead.

We simply wish to thank all of our users and welcome even more input in to our growing organisation over the months ahead.

Registration forms are now available for our next weekend Irish course. The course will take place on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May from 10.30 – 4.30 pm at Lárionad an Droichid. To obtain a form, please send an email to imeachtai@androichead.com.

Beidh an chéad chúrsa eile ar siúl Dé Sathairn 8 & Dé Domhnaigh 9 Bealtaine chan ar an  7/8 mar atá clóite sa chlár.

Mairfidh an cúrsa seo ó 10.30rn go 4.30in gach lá. Beidh lón in áireamh sa chostas £25.00 (£15, 14 – 18 bliain d’aois).
Beidh teorainn ar líon na n-áiteanna sa chúrsa agus sa crèche; mar sin, bí cinnte go gcláróidh tú go luath; caithfidh lón pacáilte a bheith le gach páiste. riarfar ar gach ábaltacht. le clárú, gabh i dteagmháil le: imeachtai@androichead.com
Tuilleadh eolais: 02890 288818

The next weekend Irish language course will take place Saturday and Sunday 8 & 9 May, not 7th  & 8th as printed in the programme.

TICKETS £10.00. A night not to be missed!!

Roscommon born ALAN KELLY is widely regarded as the finest exponent of the piano accordion in traditional Irish music and is credited with single-handedly reviving the piano accordion as a traditional instrument.

The band  for evening consists of   fantasic musician Steph Geremia: who has toured the world extensively and is constant demand as a session musician. Tola Custy: The name of Custy is synonymous with Clare fiddle music, and the fiddle playing of Tola Custy is one reason for that. Tóla is one of the most famous performers, composers and recording artist that Irish music has to offer.

Donogh HennesyDonogh is one of the better-known guitarists in contemporary Irish traditional music. He was a founder member of the Irish super group “Lúnasa”, for 8 years. His last album was nominated for Folk album of the year 2004 in the BBC Radio 2 Awards

“brilliantly talented, effortless and exuberant” Irish Times